North Korea Slams Seoul's Cyber Attack Accusations

North Korea on Sunday blasted Seoul's accusation that Pyongyang had launched a series of cyber attacks targeting South Korean government officials, calling the allegation a "bullshit" fabrication.

Seoul's National Intelligence Service (NIS) last week accused North Korean agents of hacking into the smartphones of dozens of key South Korean officials, stealing phone numbers and texts.

The accusation follow claims earlier this year from the NIS that North Korean hackers sent phishing emails to the South's state railway authorities in preparation for cyber terror attacks on traffic control systems.

The North's state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper lashed out at the hacking accusations, saying they were cooked up by Seoul to shore up support for controversial surveillance legislation.

"This is such shameless bullshit from the enemy forces who are obsessed with confrontation and political slander," read an editorial published on Sunday.

It added that Seoul was trying to use the "fabricated" threats to rally support for an anti-cyber terror bill that would the grant the NIS greater surveillance powers on the Internet.